God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from taking over the world.

Oh god whiskey. It is definatley the devils water. Last night I went to the Dubliner(?) in Duluth. It was so packed in there, but I got a 2 pints in there and a shot of good Irish whiskey. I called a cab and went back to my hotel room and had a couple of more beers as well. Then I made a couple of drunk posts on facebook and myspace. I made one drunk phone call to a girl I go to school with. She sounded pretty blitzed too. Then I went to sleep. I woke up without a hangover. Which is the best to wake up with. Before I went out, I had a huge mess of corned beef and cabbage and potatoes. I think that saved me from hurling all over. Other than that, Duluth was really boring. I went and got a new pair of shorts, new pair of shoes, 2 new pairs of sunglasses in the mall they had there. I went to Betty's Pies, had the fish and chips with a slice of Strawberry Rhubarb pie. Then for the evening I went to the Duluth Blackwoods, had the champagne chicken with linguini and a glass of Stella Artois (A very good Belgian beer). Like I said the trip was ok, probably wont go up there for a while. Well I have to go do a German Essay. Tschuss!

Go around the right flank and keep marching on

Theres this girl in my german class I like. I asked her out, and we went out. We talked online for hours. I mean for a. long. time. I was actually loosing sleep I was talking to this girl so much. Although she liked this other guy she told me, and then she said she feels bad about me. I told her that it was okay, and that It's better to get everything out in the open before someone gets led on. And you know what, I am alright with it I guess. So yeah, thats whats pretty much has happend in the last 2 weeks for me.
Im going up to Duluth for spring break. I know ultra lame, but thats really all my budget can afford for a dpring break trip. So Im going to Grand Marais for the first day, and the second Im just going to bum around Duluth. Well thats it, I'll let you know how it went.

Church Bulletin Bloopers

I saw these on OldLutheran.com. They are Church Bulletin bloopers, I think there friggin hilarious.
Old Lutheran HumorChurch Bulletin Bloopers
·For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
·Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing services will be discontinued until further notice.
·Evening massage - 6 p.m.
·The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
·Potluck supper: prayer and medication to follow.
·Don't let worry kill you off - let the church help.
·The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due to the minister's daughter, who labored the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.
·Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
·The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church.
·Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30p.m. Please use the back door.
·Ushers will eat latecomers.
·The Rev. Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the audience.
·During the absence of our pastor, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when J.F. Stubbs supplied our pulpit.
·Next Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be soloist for the morning service. The pastor will then speak on "It's a Terrible Experience."
·Stewardship Offertory: "Jesus Paid It All"
·Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.
·Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary.
·22 members were present at the church meeting held at the home of Mrs. Marsha Crutchfield last evening. Mrs. Crutchfield and Mrs. Rankin sang a duet, The Lord Knows Why.
·The choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.
·Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. Please use large double door at the side entrance. ·The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Reverend and Mrs. Julius Belzer.
·This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.
·Tuesday at 4PM there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk will please come early.
·Wednesday, the Ladies Liturgy Society will meet. Mrs. Jones will sing "Put Me In My Little Bed" accompanied by the pastor.
·Thursday at 5PM there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All wishing to become Little Mothers, please see the minister in his private study.
·This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mr. Vassilas to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.
·The service will close with "Little Drops Of Water". One of the ladies will start (quietly) and the rest of the congregation will join in.
·Next Sunday, a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the new carpet will come forward and get a piece of paper.
·The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and they may be seen in the church basement Friday.
·A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
·At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?". Come early and listen to our choir practice.
·The 1991 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.
·Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
·Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for testes.
·Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Alan who is preparing for the girth of their first child.
·The Lutheran Men's group will meet at 6 PM. Steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread and dessert will be served for a nominal feel.
·The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: " I Upped My Pledge-Up Yours."

Oh Ellin What can I do?

I have that song stuck in my head. It's by a band called Gob. Okay I joined up with Dawn's fantasy baseball league. I hope I get the players on my list I came up with. Today I was supposed to go to my uncle's house in Lewiston Minnesota, but since the weather is so crappy out I'll be staying home. So today I have to do some reading for school. I think I might try to go to Half-price books today since I have a 15% coupon. That's it for me today, pretty laid back.

Fantasy Baseball is here

I have snapped out of the funk I was in. Thanks Dawn! And have just got done with turning in 4 papers in the coarse of 9 days. I have signed up for free fantasy baseball on MLB.Com. I named my team "The Irish Brigade". I dropped a player and gained Nick Punto from the twins. I will try to get Mauer and the gang, but probabely wont be able to. Can anyone give me some advice on fantasy baseball? I'm pretty new to this. Tonight I am doing a lot of reading, after that I will be watching a mystery movie. Later

My new Pug

Here's a picture of my new pug. We've had her for about 3 weeks now. Her name is Ruby.

Life is but a haze

I dont know what it is. I have been in a funk for a couple of weeks now. Ever since school started I havn't felt he want/ drive to do aything. I was the same way back in october. That lasted for around a month. Sometimes my day repeats itself for 3 or 4 days in a row. I go to school, come home, do some homework, watch the news and then go to sleep. Or after I go to school, I go to work, then home, watch the news and go to sleep. On the weekends I am usually working. In the evening I call some of my buddies up but they are either working or gone already. I wasn't usually like this. When I went to Inver Hills Community College I was a lot happier. I was in some classes with other kids previous and so I had friends there. At the U of M there are just huge mongrel hordes of people. I talk to a few people there.
I tried calling my buddy Jon earlier this week and left a voicemail. That was fine, I was on a break from work and decided to give him a buzz. Tonight he call's me up and asks me if I want to go with him to a bar in Castle rock where one of his work friends is playing. I told him I really want to but cant. I have to work on one of my history papers that's due next tuesday. So i'm stuck until next weekend to do something fun with him.
Im the type of person that is nostalgic. I look into my past, like high school for instance, and see all the fun I had with my friends there. After high school I went to college and the rest of my friends went to work. So when my friends want to do something I usually have to do school work. I guess I try to hold on to what I once had. But I know I can't because that period is overwith. dad is always working, one brother is at another college, other one is in high school, my mom works nights and sleeps days. All that and the fact I dont ever have any money to do anything. My job I use to like going to. Now I go there and cant wait until I am done. I just go to the back and do returns for a good portion of the night. The one good thing I have to look forward to is my springbreak. I am going to take a mini-road trip up north, go see Grand Marais, Gooseberry Falls, and other places. Thats still 4 weeks away, so I'll hang in there. After spring break it's only another 6-8 weeks until summer break. Okay I really have to get back to my paper.

Baby it's cold outside

So last night on my way home from work my alternator on my van decided to give out and the battery started to die. I was traveling south on Cedar ave. and then my van decided to go apeshit. I pulled over to the shoulder and called my dad to tell him what happened. After that I called AAA and was put on hold for about 7-8 minutes before the operator got to me. While I was on hold it got real cold real fast. Luckily I had packed a blanket in my van. I was also wearing a sweatshirt and a leather jacket. Still though it was frickin' freezin! After my dad got there and the tow truck we preceeded back home. On the way home we past a church tht had a light display that shows the time and tempreture. It said it was -21 degrees. So I was in my van without heat for about 30 minutes. Boy, spring break and summer break cant get here fast enough.

Im looking for apartments

Yes that's right. I am loking for apartments in the south metro area. I have asked one of my friends, he said he was interested. Although he also said that has started making truck payments and started a full time job. So we will see later on if he still wants/can do it. There is another guy I know that really wants to get out of his parents house. So there is another option. I have checked a little bit around for 3-bedroom apartments in Eagen, Apple Valley, and Burnsville. The rang is from $847-1200. I was think of somewhere around 950 for all three of us if possible. I have checked forrent.com and got some apartment catalogues to look at. Does anyone else know of any nice places in the south metro that are reasonable? The two guys from above and I are going to go see the movie "Smoking Aces" this saturday night. I haven't been to a movie in the longest time. I really can't think of the last time I went to a movie,I know it was before halloween.

Meh

I havn't posted on this in the longest time. We had to put one of my dogs to sleep like 2 weeks ago. I really didn't feel like blogging or anything. He was 16 so he had a long life. We all kind of knew he was going to go. But even still we all didn't want it to come.

School has started. I am kicking total ass in my American Civil War class. German and my Hitler Europe class are going to take a lot of work this semster. My brother wanted to know if I wanted to go to Brit's pub tonight, but I can't because I have alot of reading to do along with a reading guide for my 20th cent. U.S. history class. I also have a quiz in German tomorrow, and I cant really remember how to put a sentance together. So I guess i'll tell him I cant go. We can go probably next week. During the winter Brit's have evey wednesday night for a month, a movie night. They have drink specials and the movie is free, so it's fun to go to.

I really don't want to go to school anymore. Anyone that knows me, knows how much I don't want to go to school. I think if I make it to spring break I will be fine. Then I think it's just 6-8 weeks until summer.

Work has been alright lately. Nothing big has/is happening there. There has been a rumor that our store is supposed to close when our lease is up this fall. No one has said anything from corporate at all. I dont think they would until probably a couple weeks until we actually close. Then I guess I cross over to the dark side: Barnes and Noble. Hey Dawn do I get ninja jedi skills when I cross over? okay I really have to go cram in some reading before my class later all.

P.S. I promise I will try to blog more than I have before!!

I'm still alive

I had a pretty good Christmas. I got a home brew kit. I started it last week and sometime in the middle of this week it should be fermented and red to bottle. I hope it turns out all right. New Years was good too. I took my brothers to my friends house who was having a party and stayed there until after the ball dropped. My littlest brother and I both had a buzz going that night., after the party died down, I had my other brother drive us home. I never really make new years resolutions. I think the last one I made was like 10 years ago and it didn't last that long. School starts in a week and I am not looking forward to it. Ok I have to go to sleep , I got work tomorrow. Later

An end to finals

Dear Finals,
Fuck you. See you again in May.


Best regards,
John Engrav

The biggest question of them all: Why am I here?

I like the city that I live in. Farmington has been my home for my entire life. Even when I moved out for a year (I only moved away 2 miles). Unfortunetly, lately I have come to find out that there is not a whole lot going for me here. I moved back home because I am now going to he U of M (I am not working that many hours as before, so I could not afford rent). I want to go out friday and saturday nights with friends but none are around. My friend Rich is in the army and stationed in Georgia, my friend Dan is in the national guard and in Iraq as of right now. My friend Nico, I have called many times to see if he wants to go out. He never calls me back so I stopped trying to get in touch with him. My buddy Jon (former roomate) has his girlfriend tag along when we go out. It's okay that she comes along sometimes but, it would be fun if it was just us guys gong out drinking. That would be about it for friends to go out for a fun time on the weekends.
You may be asking "Where are you going with this?", well I was talking with a guy in my English class last tuesday. He said that he also commutes to school from Forrest Lake. He said he was thinking of staying on campus spring semester. So I think I will talk to him and see if he wants a roomate. I really dont like living at home so that might be an option. It kind of depends on what the kid says. Later

I guess i'm it.

I got tagged by Dawn so here we go.
Five things you may not know about me:
1. I watched every episode of the Office during finals week.
2. I really dont study for my finals. I basically just wing it.
3. I'm really not that much into office supplies like Dawn I guess.
4. I am the hugest procrastinator ever. I spent like 4 hours doing a 3 page paper. I got sidetracked by watching the Office sitcom.
5. I wish I owned my own farm.

To whoever is taking finals, I hope this helps

It was the night before finals,And all through the college,The students were praying
For last minute knowledge.
Most were quite sleepy,But none touched their beds,While visions of essaysdanced in their heads.
Out in the taverns,A few were still drinking,And hoping that liquorwould loosen up their thinking.
In my own apartment,I had been pacing,And dreading examsI soon would be facing
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My roommate was speechless,His nose in his books,And my comments to himDrew unfriendly looks.

I drained all the coffee,And brewed a new pot,No longer caring That my nerves were shot.I stared at my notes,But my thoughts were muddy,My eyes went ablur,I just couldn't study.
"Some pizza might help,"I said with a shiver,But each place I calledRefused to deliver.I'd nearly concludedThat life was too cruel,With futures dependingOn grades had in school.

When all of a sudden,Our door opened wide,And Patron Saint Put It OffAmbled inside.His spirit was careless,His manner was mellow,He started to bellow:"What kind of studentWould make such a fuss,To toss back at teachersWhat they tossed at us?"

"On Cliff Notes! On Crib Notes!On Last Year's Exams!On Wingit and Slingit,And Last Minute Crams!"His message delivered,He vanished from sight,But we heard him laughingOutside in the night."Your teachers have pegged you,So just do your best.Happy Finals to All,And to All, a good test." -Author Unknown

My 100th Post.

Finals begin next week. And school has been a HUGE blur the entire semester. Half the time I am in a daze while at a lecture. I even notice people in my classes are either zoning out or sleeping. Today in my 20th century Europe class I zoned out. Now I don't mean like regular zoning out, I mean the type where you literally blank and look at the clock an all of a sudden 15 minutes have gone by. This has been happening a lot. I guess it's basically about finals and all the work that's going into them. Tomorrow I work with poncho, and I work with her again on Saturday morning so that'll be fun. Then on Sunday I get to work with Dawn finally. I think she started back at our store like a month ago, and I havn't got to work with her yet. Well let's all hope I can stay awake for my classes tomorrow. Later

Heeeeeeeeeeeeey

This is who I really am.

Deer Hunting, my seventh year

I got back from deer hunting last night. We went out on saturday, didn't see anything in the morning. In our party one guy got three, another got one. Then in the afternoon we made a push on 2 seperate hills and I got 2 does. At the end of the day we had a total of 9 deer including my dads 6 point buck. The next day, half of us decided to sleep in. I had stayed at my uncles house for the weekend and we decided to show up at the farm where we hunt at arounf 9 a.m. We made another push on a south 40 acres of scrub brush and forrest. Nothing came out of there and then we decided to go register our deer and then go butcher. It took us about 5 hours to butcher all 9 of the deer. the entire weekend was really windy. Everytime I got ready to shoot my shotgun I took my gloves off, and then the wind would start to howl. So my hands were really chapped.
So now I am in school and really really really tired. And I just noticed one of my work boots has deer blood over it. Gross.

A Pretty Good Joke

A man sold a religious horse. He explained to the buyer that since it was a religious horse, you had to say "Amen" to make the horse stop and say "Praise the Lord" to make the horse go.The buyer got on the horse and said "Praise the Lord" and the horse started trotting. "Praise the Lord" he said again and the horse began galloping. "Praise the Lord" a third time and the horse ran even faster. Suddenly, just up ahead was a cliff — "Whoa! Stop!" The rider yelled, but the horse kept running. "Amen!" he finally remembered. The horse stopped right at the edge of the cliff. The buyer took off his hat, wipped his brow, and said, "Praise the Lord!"

SWEEP!

Well I am glad on how the Election turned out. The Democrats have taken control of the Minnesota house and senate. They have also won the U.S. House and the so far the the senate. Webb from Virginia was declared the winner by NBC, CBS news, and CNN. But Allen could ask for a recount of votes, so it could still be undecided as of yet.